Twin Otter havarert i Cameroon - ASN

 

Accident: Caverton DHC-6 Twin Otter

Status: Preliminary Date: 11 MAY 2022 Type: Viking DHC-6 Twin Otter 400 Operator: Caverton Helicopters (Cameroun) Ltd. Registration: TJ-TIM C/n / msn: 934 First flight: 2015 Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34 Crew: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 Passengers: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 Total: Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 Airplane damage: Destroyed Location: near Nanga Eboko (Cameroon) Phase: En route Nature: Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: Yaoundé-Nsimalen International Airport (NSI) Destination airport: Dompta Airstrip ()     A DHC-6 Twin Otter 400 of Caverton Helicopters crashed in a forest near Nanga Eboko, Cameroon. The aircraft was carrying Cameroon Oil Transportation Company (COTCO) personnel to Dompta. Preliminary reports state that the aircraft departed Yaoundé-Nsimalen Airport at 12:46 hours on a flight to Dompta and Belabo. The flight was expected to arrive at Dompta at 14:34. Unconfirmed reports state that the aircraft had departed in the morning, but was forced to turn back due to inclement weather. The accident occurred on the second attempt.